Autodelete script problem

[Midrange]

Hi there I have a problem after running my script. Please check my script below:

find /backup/data -name '*' -type d -mtime +7 -exec rm -r {} \; 1>/dev/null 2>&1

find /backup/data1 -name '*' -type d -mtime +7 -exec rm -r {} \; 1>/dev/null 2>&1


my aim is to delete only the directory under the data and data1. But after running the script the data and data was also deleted. I hope you can help me...

thanks..

 

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Midrange:

Two ways:

1) touch /backup/data and /backup/data1. find ignores these directory objects

2) cd to /backup/data and /backup/data1 and then perform your find.

1) is the best choice in my opinion.

also, you probably don't need -name "*". You're already telling find to only delete the eligible directories.

Regards,

Ed